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BOD

BIOGRAPHY

ACHIEVEMENTS

Sound & roots

Bananasoverdose (BOD) is a Europe based Somali-Ethiopian artist and performer redefining femininity, funk, jazz, and freedom through a radical reimagining of music from the Horn of Africa and bold visual performance. Working between East Africa and the UK, she blends nostalgic Somali soul, funk, and jazz with futurist production and contemporary diaspora sensibilities. Drawing from East Africa’s golden era, theatre traditions, and disco culture, her sound imagines an alternate musical lineage where Somali women’s voices, sensuality, and artistic autonomy were never silenced. Through archival sampling, live instrumentation, and groovy arrangements, she builds immersive sonic worlds that feel both deeply nostalgic and radically new.

Festivals & Collaborations

Performed at Shambala Festival (UK), presenting her genre-bending live show rooted in Somali funk, jazz and disco traditions.
Selected as an artist-in-residence for the Montreux Jazz Festival Residency, one of Europe’s most prestigious jazz and contemporary music institutions.
Completed a mini UK tour, bringing her immersive live performance to multiple cities and building a growing audience across the UK.
Collaborated and performed with Grammy Award–winning artists, contributing her distinct diasporic sound and performance language to internationally recognized projects and stages.

Keen Lacagta draws from Mogadisco, the Somali disco sound that flourished in Mogadishu in the 1970s and 80s. BOD reimagines this musical legacy through modern electronic production. Blending heritage with electronic production, the track samples the play “Hablayahaow Hadmaad Guursan Doontaan” and previews the upcoming album Neo Mogadisco.

Mogadisco is a celebration of Somalia’s golden era of disco and funk, a vibrant musical movement that flourished in Mogadishu during the 1970s and 80s. Drawing inspiration from this rich sonic heritage, BOD reimagines the sound through a futuristic lens, blending infectious grooves, and contemporary electronic production. Rooted in cultural memory while pushing Somali music into the future, Mogadisco introduces BOD’s signature sound, Neo-Mogadisco, and offers a glimpse into her forthcoming album of the same name

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